A loss (Sunday) would have meant your back was against the wall and you're pretty much fighting week to week just to survive. To wind up 5-3, this puts you in a much better position. ... It gives you the feeling that you're fighting for it rather than trying to come off the floor. |
A winning effort begins with preparation. |
Across the board, we need to step it up. |
Adam's workouts and routines are kind of legendary. This is probably one of the best trained athletes on the league. He's extremely serious about football. We never talked any business until he felt comfortable about seeing how he would fit in with us. |
After the first year, we're halfway there, |
All I want to do is win. I'll change anything about me, what I'm doing, the coaching staff . . . I don't care. |
All of our guys thought he was on the ground. That's what everybody told me. I didn't see it, but that's what instant replay is for. |
All three games came down to the last play, |
Any time you don't play special teams, it hurts you, ... You've got to be a legit starter if you're going to do that. |
Any time you don't play special teams, it hurts you. You've got to be a legit starter if you're going to do that. |
Any time you get into the playoffs, it's a huge deal. |
Any time you lose, it's tough. There are always 50 plays where you could have won and 50 plays where you could have lost, |
As a coach, you feel like you're letting everybody down, |
As far as competitive athletic wins and having great thrills, this ranks right there with them. |
As far as competitive athletic wins and having great thrills, this ranks right there with them. For me, it was so much emotion and everything wrapped into it where the team was and all the things that have taken place. And for that to be Monday night and to know it was the Dallas Cowboys, you roll all that into one, it was very emotional. |